Russia suspends cooperation with Europe on space launches from French Guiana

FILE PHOTO; Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin attends a meeting of the State Commission on the eve of a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space agency Roskosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on space launches from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine, Roskosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday.

"In response to EU sanctions against our companies, Roskosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners on space launches from Kourou, and is withdrawing its technical staff... from French Guiana," Rogozin said in a post on his Telegram channel.